Summer 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[ASHTONVILLA]

🚨 NEW: Nottingham Forest have made Aston Villa’s Jacob Ramsey a primary summer target .
@mcgrathmike
 

Ramsey out and Grealish in? - yes please. Ramsey has promise but hasn't shown any of it for two years now.

Have you stopped watching games for the past 2 years?

He has had some good ones, but just as many innefectual performances. I accept a lot of that is down to recovering from injuries, but if I was sacrificing one of him, Kamara, Martinez or Tielemans for FFP I'd pick Ramsey.

So even if you were right, which for avoidance of doubt you're not, with regards to Ramsey- Grealish is somehow the answer, despite JJ only playing 100 minutes less league football last season than Grealish had in his previous two combined.

Only Guardiola, the most overrated manager in history, can answer why Jack didn't play more. So far as I am aware he was fit and no reason to think he wouldn't have played well if selected.

Don't get me wrong I'd rather keep Ramsey and sign Grealish, but I'd back us to be stronger if we switched the one out for the other. I just think he'd shine back at Villa Park.

[frank black]

🚨 NEW: Nottingham Forest have made Aston Villa’s Jacob Ramsey a primary summer target .
@mcgrathmike
 

Ramsey out and Grealish in? - yes please. Ramsey has promise but hasn't shown any of it for two years now.

I’d actually be gutted if this happened. I’ve grown to dislike Grealish since he left and also think he’s a shadow of his former self now anyway.

[PaulWinch again]

I may be entirely wrong, but Grealish strikes me as someone who has maxed out and is very much on the way down. I would avoid.

[Meanwood Villa]

🚨 NEW: Nottingham Forest have made Aston Villa’s Jacob Ramsey a primary summer target .
@mcgrathmike
 

Ramsey out and Grealish in? - yes please. Ramsey has promise but hasn't shown any of it for two years now.

I’d actually be gutted if this happened. I’ve grown to dislike Grealish since he left and also think he’s a shadow of his former self now anyway.

Completely agree, that would be a terrible exchange in my view.

[Dave]

I may be entirely wrong, but Grealish strikes me as someone who has maxed out and is very much on the way down. I would avoid.

I'd say he's a player who has spent his whole career playing in exactly the way that he's been told to play. I reckon if Emery brought him in and said "go where you like, do what you like, shoot when you like", we'd see a version a lot closer to the 2020 version than the 2025 version. Not as quick or as good, but good enough.

I don't think we'll bring him in and I don't think Emery would say that to him (not least because if anyone gets to do that then it's Rogers and we can't have two players doing it), but if we did I don't think his role would be holding the ball on the left and passing ten yards infield like he's spent (bits of) the last few years doing.

[VinnieChase84]

Jack would suit us to a T right now. Emery wants us to retain and control possession especially In attacking 3rd. Jack carrying, holding, cutting inside, Maatsen over lap or underlap runs..

That being said. Unless Man City are willing to massively pay a chunk of his wages then it’s never gonna happen

Whoever gets jack mind will be onto a winner this season imo he will be doing upmost to get into WC squad

[The Edge]

£8m loan for 4 goals and 2 assists in 2 years. Are you mad?

Who?

[Brazilian Villain]

3/1 now on Bet 365

Still 11/1 with Paddy Power. Napoli are 5/2, Newcastle 7/2, so let's see if there's any sudden movement.

We're now 13/8 with Paddy Power (to sign Super Jack), Napoli are 9/2, Newcastle 7/1.

[N'ZMAV]

I'd rather keep Ramsey than sign Grealish - but Ramsey needs to be available more, and try to avoid these injuries where they suddenly turn into a couple of months out.

Ramsey left wing is the best option.

[Sexual Ealing]

Monchi, quoted after being asked about Badé from Sevilla (by something called SportWitness, but it appears to be a genuine quote):

When asked about the Sevilla player, the Spaniard wasted no time in dismissing claims of Aston Villa interest in the France international. He also explained why the Premier League club are no longer considering Badé.

“We’re not looking for that type of player. We tried to sign him in the winter transfer window, but right now we’re not at that level of player,” he said.

Unless he's saying we now consider Badé to be shite and wtf were we on in Jan lol?!!! then it doesn't look like we'll see too many sexy names or reputations coming in.

[PaulWinch again]

Sounds pretty grim.

[VinnieChase84]

Monchi never said that - poor translation

Monchi, on Bade: "We are not looking for that type of player profile. It is true that in the winter transfer market he was a player we tried to sign, but as of today, he does not fit the player profile we are seeking."

[pauliewalnuts]

Christ, I hope that is not what he intended to convey, because, if it is, we're going to struggle.

[chrisw1]

I love Jack and think at his best he would fit perfectly in our system.  I just think those days are gone.  Seeing him absolutely twatted again the other day doesn't strike me as a player who is looking after his wellbeing and destined for a long career.

I'd have him back on loan at sensible wages with an option to buy in a heartbeat though.

[PaulWinch again]

Monchi never said that - poor translation

Monchi, on Bade: "We are not looking for that type of player profile. It is true that in the winter transfer market he was a player we tried to sign, but as of today, he does not fit the player profile we are seeking."

That’s sounds like a pretty similar message.